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Black swallowtail catipiller

Papilio polyxenes

Spotting Image 1

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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes Species Papilio polyxenes - Black Swallowtail - Hodges#4159 - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

swain13
swain13 4 years ago

It is so cute.

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Hema Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

I would love to see these some day.
How do you spot caterpillars? I have spotted tiny caterpillars . Not yet lucky with the butterfly cats. Tried to search some host plants too.

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btlounsbury
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btlounsbury

Washington, D.C., USA

Spotted on Sep 16, 2012
Submitted on Sep 16, 2012

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